SLB Stock Falls -9.2% In 8-day Spree On Oil Spike & Insider Selling
SLB (SLB) – a provider of energy industry technology, software, and IT services – hit a 8-day losing streak, with cumulative losses over this period amounting to -9.2%. The company’s market cap has crashed by about $7.1 Bil over the last 8 days and currently stands at $70 Bil.
The stock has YTD (year-to-date) return of 22.9% compared to -1.5% for S&P 500. This calls for a re-evaluation of the stock’s valuation to find out whether this is an opportunity or a trap.
What Triggered The Slide?
[1] Heightened Macro-Economic Fear From Oil Price Spike
- Why Is SLB Stock Back In Focus?
- SLB Stock Up 8.1% after 6-Day Win Streak
- Better Bet Than Schlumberger Stock: Pay Less To Get More From OII, NESR
- SLB Stock Up 7.9% after 5-Day Win Streak
- Big Decline for SLB, but Do VAL’s Margins and Growth Give It the Edge?
- SLB Down 11% In A Week. History Shows It Can Get Worse.
- Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel amid Middle East conflict and disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz
- Increased concerns over global economic slowdown and inflation due to high energy prices
- Impact: Negative Investor Sentiment, Broad Energy Sector Sell-Off
[2] Technical Pressure & Institutional Selling
- Stock fell sharply on March 3rd, underperforming the broader market
- News of an insider sale by the CEO contributed to negative sentiment
- Impact: Sharp Price Decline On High Volume, Breach Of Key Technical Levels
Opportunity or Trap?
Below is our take on valuation.
There are a few things to fear in SLB stock given its overall Weak operating performance and financial condition. This isn’t appropriately reflected in the stock’s Moderate valuation which is why we think it is Unattractive (For details, see Buy or Sell SLB).
But here is the real interesting point.
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Returns vs S&P 500
The following table summarizes the return for SLB stock vs. the S&P 500 index over different periods, including the current streak:
| Return Period | SLB | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -1.1% | -1.3% |
| 8D (Current Streak) | -9.5% | -2.2% |
| 1M (21D) | -8.7% | -2.1% |
| 3M (63D) | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| YTD 2026 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | -24.5% | 23.3% |
| 2023 | -0.8% | 24.2% |
Take a look at what history tells you about whether past dips like this have been buying opportunities or traps: SLB Dip Buyer Analysis.
Gains and Losses Streaks: S&P 500 Constituents
There are currently 29 S&P constituents with 3 days or more of consecutive gains and 121 constituents with 3 days or more of consecutive losses.
| Consecutive Days | # of Gainers | # of Losers |
|---|---|---|
| 3D | 7 | 17 |
| 4D | 9 | 46 |
| 5D | 9 | 32 |
| 6D | 1 | 18 |
| 7D or more | 3 | 8 |
| Total >=3 D | 29 | 121 |
Key Financials for SLB (SLB)
Last 2 Fiscal Years:
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | $36.3 Bil | $35.7 Bil |
| Operating Income | $6.3 Bil | $5.5 Bil |
| Net Income | $4.5 Bil | $3.4 Bil |
Last 2 Fiscal Quarters:
| Metric | 2025 FQ3 | 2025 FQ4 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | $8.9 Bil | $9.7 Bil |
| Operating Income | $1.3 Bil | $1.5 Bil |
| Net Income | $739.0 Mil | $824.0 Mil |
The losing streak SLB stock is currently on doesn’t inspire much confidence among investors. In contrast, Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.